Vercorin

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Vercorin

Elevation1330 m

Coordinates46.26°, 7.53°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Vercorin is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the central part of the canton near Sierre, at a height of 1,320 metres (4,330 ft), on a plateau overlooking the Rhone valley. It belongs to the municipality of Chalais.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Roger Bonvin

member of the Swiss Federal Council (1907-1982)

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Kim Jaggy

Swiss footballer

H

Henri Schwery

Bishop and Cardinal (1932-2021)

Jean-Michel Cina

Swiss politician

Édouard Delalay

Swiss politician

R

Robert Dill-Bundi

Swiss racing cyclist (1958–2024)

Johann Tschopp

Racing cyclist (road, cyclo-coss and mountain bike)

Y

Yves Allegro

Swiss tennis player

D

Didier Plaschy

Swiss alpine skier

Paul Monnier

Swiss artist (1907-1982)

L

Leó Salamin

A

Aloys Theytaz

Swiss journalist (1909-1968)

Bernard Crettaz

Swiss sociologist and writer (1938–2022)

B

Bertrand Bitz

Swiss singer

B

Blaise Piffaretti

Swiss association football player

Charles Menge

Swiss painter (1920-2009)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Valais

• Chalais
  1.2 mi away · pop. 3,410
• Niouc
  1.4 mi away
• Réchy
  1.7 mi away
• Noës
  2 mi away
• Corin-de-la-Crête
  2.3 mi away
• Loye
  2.8 mi away
• Ollon VS
  2.8 mi away
• Chermignon-d'en-Bas
  2.9 mi away
• Granges
  3.2 mi away
• Condémines
  3.3 mi away · pop. 65
• Montana-Village
  3.4 mi away · pop. 2,363
• Daillet
  3.4 mi away

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